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The Roots

1987 in Philadelphia, PA

Genres

  • Alternative Rap/Hip Hop
  • Underground Hip Hop
  • East Coast Hip Hop
  • Rap/Hip Hop
  • Neo-Soul

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Popular Songs

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What They Do

Biography

The Roots is an American hip hop group, formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots are known for a jazzy and eclectic approach to hip-hop featuring live musical instruments. Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were added to the band (formerly named "The Square Roots"). ... (see more)


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Albums by Release Date

...and then you shoot your cousin album cover
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Undun
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How I Got Over
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Rising Down
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Game Theory album cover
Game Theory
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Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots, Vol.2 album cover
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots, Vol.2
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Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots, Vol.1 album cover
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots, Vol.1
by The Roots
Present album cover
Present
by The Roots
The Tipping Point album cover
The Tipping Point
by The Roots
Phrenology album cover
Phrenology
by The Roots
Things Fall Apart album cover
Things Fall Apart
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Organix album cover
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Illadelph Halflife album cover
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Do You Want More album cover
Do You Want More
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Live From Bonnaroo 2003
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Brown Sugar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album cover
Brown Sugar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists
Red Star Sounds Vol.1: Soul Searching album cover
Red Star Sounds Vol.1: Soul Searching
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Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album cover
Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists
Woodstock '99 album cover
Woodstock '99
by Various Artists
Ride: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture album cover
Ride: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture
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Men In Black: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album cover
Men In Black: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists

Playlists

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